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Judging The Carnegies

“The Carnegie Awards are an integral part of introducing teachers to the best of new literature for children, and I’m so excited to be part of the judging team.” CONNECTED caught up with Reading graduate and University Academic...

Bringing The Gold To Whiteknights

From balancing boats to books – Paralympic gold medallist and Reading student, Ed Fuller, shares how he juggles elite rowing with studying, with the support of Reading’s alumni community. At just 21 years old, Ed has already charted an...

Tiny Serendipitous Moments

Ahead of the University of Reading’s Children’s Winter Lecture, CONNECTED spoke to English poet, performer, children’s author, and alumnus, A.F. Harrold, about all the tiny serendipitous moments that built up his career. During the...

Headline Stories

Show Your Stripes

In the lead-up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), CONNECTED speaks to Professor Ed Hawkins MBE about his pioneering research, the inspiration behind the infamous climate stripes graphic...

The Indisputable Truth

Reading graduate and meteorologist, Karl Shepherdson, offers a blunt yet hopeful view on the changing climate – and stresses that climate education is the first step on the journey to combat climate change. When Karl...

Partnering For The Planet

Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing the planet. To tackle this threat, we must work together. We must help each other understand what is happening. Only then will we find solutions. Reading’s climate...

A Games Like No Other

After a year of waiting, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have now come to an end. CONNECTED speaks to Olympian and Reading graduate, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, and senior practitioner from the English Institute of Sport (EIS), Dr...

Overcoming Obstacles

CONNECTED speaks to Reading graduate, Jamie Gane, to learn about his journey to become an adaptive athlete and motivational speaker. When he was nine Jamie was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition which left him in a...

Sporting Excellence Scholarship

The Sporting Excellence Scholarship is helping student athletes to stay fit throughout lockdown, and is preparing them to compete again after a challenging year for sport.  With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics having just...

From Reading To Tokyo

After the much-debated decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, CONNECTED caught up with Reading graduate and GB Rower, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne. Mathilda reveals how she got into rowing, shares what her...

Help Shape Climate Education

The University of Reading’s Climate Education Summit is to be informed by your voices. Help us engage as many schools and young people as possible to create an action plan for better climate education. The University of...

Answering The Call

The University of Reading is extremely grateful for the generous support we have received from many within our alumni community in response to the Summer Telephone Fundraising Campaign.  Over the last month, a team of...

Climate Education Summit

Climate change is the defining crisis of our generation and it will be the lived reality for generations to come. Yet many people still don’t understand the issue, or feel able to respond to it adequately, including...